With most of us being told to remain indoors, many Canadians are using small acts of “neighbouring” to create other ways of connecting. What do these small interactions offer us? […]
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The University of Guelph is putting its many 3-D printers on campus to work to create much-needed protective medical supplies for local health and essential services providers. With Canada facing […]
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What kind of changes do businesses need to make in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential economic slowdown that might follow? What will be some of the […]
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What is the safest way to shop for groceries during a pandemic? Is it really necessary to wash and disinfect all food items brought in from the store? U of G food microbiologist Jeffrey Farber, the director of the Canadian […]
Profs. Shayan Sharif of U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College and Evan Fraser of the Arrell Food Institute contributed a commentary to iPolitics about the many lessons that will be learned from the current COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
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What will the hockey industry look like after the COVID-19 pandemic is over? That’s the question Prof. Norm O’Reilly, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, addressed in a recent Globe and Mail article. […]
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Is it safe to eat takeout and delivery food during COVID-19 outbreak? That’s the question Prof. Keith Warriner, Department of Food Science, helped answer in an article from The Canadian Press that appeared in […]
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The University of Guelph is donating masks and other much-needed personal protection equipment (PPE) to local public health authorities to help in the fight against COVID-19. The University recently delivered […]
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Prof. John Fryxell, Department of Integrative Biology, spoke to CBCNews.ca about whether changes in human movement during this pandemic could be affecting animal behaviour. Animals “respond to humans pretty quickly,” […]
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Why are people with heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension at an elevated risk of serious illness and death from a COVID-19 infection? By Prof. Glen Pyle, Department of Biomedical Sciences and student Lauren Philippi, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences […]
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The University of Guelph is lending a helping hand to a local distiller producing hand sanitizer for health workers and essential services. With a shortage of sanitizer across the country, several Ontario […]
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The International Olympic Committee has decided to delay the Tokyo Games by one year. What took the committee so long to come to a decision? And what role did the […]
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Drawing attention to Earth’s crisis of groundwater contamination and exploitation is the goal of a University of Guelph engineering professor whose prestigious international water award was announced today. Prof. John […]
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A U of G expert in infectious disease modelling who is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus is contributing to a new website that illustrates the virus’ spread across […]
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With the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting shutdowns leaving many in the Guelph community isolated, several members of the U of G community are taking to their keyboards to help. […]
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Prof. Lawrence Goodridge, Deparment of Food Science, spoke to the Montreal Gazette, about whether it’s possible to contract the new coronavirus from food and takeout orders from restaurants. Goodridge explained […]
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Prof. Scott Weese, Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College, has spoken to several news outlet about the case of a dog that tested positive for the new coronavirus […]
Prof. Evan Fraser, the director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, spoke to The Globe and Mail about how well grocery stores will be able to handle the numerous shotdowns brought by the COVID-19 […]
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Why did grocery stores run out of stock so quickly when panic buyers began hoarding supplies? What are the safety risks of keeping large amounts of food at home? Can […]
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We live in an age when global supply chains seamlessly link farmers and consumers using the principles of “just enough, just in time.” But COVID-19 has exposed a flaw: a lack of resilience. By Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute […]
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